Roz and Nat have been
dancing together for over thirty years.
Roz has been dancing since the age of five. She began with tap, toe and ballet and as a teen expanded to
ballroom and in 1992 began country line and partner dancing. Nat always loved music and dance, and was a
rumba champion in the sixties. He also
started country line and partner dancing in 1992.
Roz and Nat were first
introduced to country dancing at “Nashville’s” a country bar at the Holiday
Inn, in Timonium, Maryland. They were
instructors there for almost five years until their recent closing for
renovations.
Roz became a competition
dancer in 1993. She competed in
Baltimore, Richmond and California. Nat
was there coaching and supporting her.
Although competition and winning were rewarding, they decided to turn
their efforts to teaching. They began
teaching in July, 1994. They teach all
levels of line dance. “As the years go
by, the dancers become better and better, and enjoy a challenge, but we can
never forget beginners.” Roz and Nat
also teach Two-Step, East Coast Swing, and many patterned partner dances. Nat has also developed a complete mobile Country-Western DJ service.
Roz began choreographing in
1994 and Nat joined her in 1996. They
are associate members of UCWDC and travel the east coast instructing at
workshops. They are competition judges
for UCWDC. Nat is a member and
certified judge for the newly created World Line Dance Association. These weekend competitions and workshops
give them a chance to meet dancers and instructors from all over the
world.
Roz and Nat coach and
choreograph dances for CD Express, a dance team of young people that perform
all over the Maryland area. “It is very
rewarding to see your own choreography performed. We even enjoy seeing the variations that dancers add to our
choreography.”
Roz and Nat currently teach
three nights a week at “Little Texas” and Cockeysville Fire Hall, and do many
private parties. They can often be
found dancing on their nights off. Nat
is an accountant and Roz has an administrative position at a college in
Greenspring Valley. They have two grown
children.
Any night of the week you
can find Roz and Nat teaching and then dancing. On a Saturday morning you may find them teaching for one of the
Baltimore area radio stations. On a
Saturday afternoon you may see them teaching and doing demos at one of the
malls. Although little time is left,
they donate teaching time to various charities to give the community a glimpse
of the joy that country dancing has given them. Roz and Nat are anxious to keep country dancing alive. “As we say in our choreography, BEGIN AGAIN
AND DANCE, DANCE, DANCE.”